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A connector in EasyMorph holds information about connection settings required to connect to an external system, such as a database, cloud service, email, enterprise application, | A connector in EasyMorph holds information about connection settings required to connect to an external system, such as a database, cloud service, email, enterprise application, | ||
- | Connectors can be embedded into a project, or can be stored in a shared repository. Connectors can be copied/ | + | Connectors can be embedded into a project or can be stored in a shared repository. Connectors can be copied/ |
=== Embedded connectors === | === Embedded connectors === | ||
- | Embedded connectors are stored right in project. It allows using projects on different computers using the same connection settings without relying on a shared repository. However, if connection settings change (e.g. credentials changed) | + | Embedded connectors are stored right in the project. It allows using projects on different computers using the same connection settings without relying on a shared repository. However, if connection settings change (e.g. credentials changed), all embedded connectors should be changed manually. |
=== Shared connector repository === | === Shared connector repository === | ||
Shared connector repositories can be used in cases when many users need to use the same connection settings in a controllable, | Shared connector repositories can be used in cases when many users need to use the same connection settings in a controllable, | ||
- | An empty shared repository is created automatically by EasyMorph upon first run. It can also be created manually from Connector Manager invoked by menu Project -> Manage connectors, or by pressing F7. It is possible to have several repositories, | + | An empty shared repository is created automatically by EasyMorph upon the first run. It can also be created manually from Connector Manager invoked by menu Project -> Manage connectors, or by pressing F7. It is possible to have several repositories, |
- | To reduce | + | To reduce |
- | Having shared repositories is also convenient for migrating projects from dev to test/prod environments as shared connectors are referenced by name. I.e. a project can query a database that is specified by connector " | + | Having shared repositories is also convenient for migrating projects from dev to test/prod environments as shared connectors are referenced by name. I.e. a project can query a database that is specified by connector " |
+ | === Server-hosted connector repository === | ||
+ | A shared repository can be served to Desktop users from EasyMorph Server. This ensures stronger security: | ||
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+ | * The repository files are not exposed to users | ||
+ | * Connectors can be protected from copying and thus embedding | ||
+ | * If a repository is provided from a Server space with the Active Directory authentication mode, then only the users that are whitelisted in the space settings can access and use the repository | ||
+ | * EasyMorph Server allows locking and encrypting repositories | ||
+ | * User tasks (projects) on EasyMorph Server can be forced to run under Windows accounts that don't have access to the system folder that contains repositories. | ||
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+ | To use a Server-hosted repository, the Server Link must be configured in the Desktop. Please read the " | ||
==== Database connectors ==== | ==== Database connectors ==== | ||
- | Currently EasyMorph supports these database types: | + | Currently, EasyMorph supports these database types and SQL dialects: |
- | | + | ^ Database type |
- | * MySQL | + | |SQL Server |
- | | + | |Oracle |ODBC / Native |
- | | + | |MySQL |
- | | + | |PostgreSQL |ODBC / Native |
- | | + | |MariaDB |
- | | + | |SQLite |
- | | + | |Amazon Redshift |
- | | + | |Snowflake |
- | | + | |MS Access |
- | | + | |Amazon Athena |
+ | |DB2 |ODBC only | | | ||
+ | |DB2 for iSeries (AS/400) |ODBC only | | | ||
+ | |Exasol | ||
+ | |SAP HANA |ODBC only | | | ||
+ | |Vertica | ||
+ | |Apache Hive |ODBC only |Only import via visual queries and custom SQL | | ||
+ | |Google BigQuery | ||
+ | |Generic | ||
+ | |Other SQL |ODBC only |A generic connector for any ODBC driver. Custom SQL only. | | ||
+ | Database ODBC connections are configured in EasyMorph by creating an ODBC connector, selecting a 64-bit ODBC DSN configured in Windows, and specifying the required SQL dialect (if it wasn't auto-detected) in the connector settings. | ||
==== Email connectors ==== | ==== Email connectors ==== | ||
* [[connectors: | * [[connectors: | ||
* [[connectors: | * [[connectors: | ||
+ | * [[connectors: | ||
+ | * [[connectors: | ||
+ | * [[connectors: | ||
==== System connectors ==== | ==== System connectors ==== | ||
- | * SSH (used also for SFTP/SCP transfers) | + | * [[connectors: |
- | * Web location (used also for REST API) | + | * [[connectors: |
==== Enterprise applications ==== | ==== Enterprise applications ==== | ||
- | * Microsoft SharePoint | + | * [[connectors: |
- | * Microsoft PowerBI | + | * [[connectors: |
- | * Tableau Server | + | * [[connectors: |
- | * Tableau Online | + | * [[connectors: |
- | * Qlik Sense | + | * [[connectors: |
+ | * [[connectors: | ||
==== Cloud services/ | ==== Cloud services/ | ||
- | * Amazon S3 | + | * [[connectors: |
- | * Google Drive | + | * [[connectors: |
- | * Google Sheets | + | * [[connectors: |
+ | * [[connectors: | ||
+ | * [[connectors: | ||
+ | * [[connectors: | ||
==== Security considerations ==== | ==== Security considerations ==== | ||
- | While EasyMorph encrypts connection passwords stored in projects and repositories, | + | While EasyMorph encrypts connection passwords stored in projects and repositories, |
- | * Make sure that the database account used in connector is read-only and doesn't expose unnecessary objects (e.g. schemas, tables, etc.) | + | * Use Server-hosted |
- | * Limit access to shared repositories using standard Windows file system permissions | + | * For Server repositories, |
- | * When using embedded connectors make sure there is full control over distribution of a project with embedded connectors | + | * In connectors, use read-only |
- | * Don't use embedded connectors for very sensitive information | + | * Don't use embedded connectors for accessing |
- | * Keep in mind that users may write custom SQL queries using connectors | + | * Keep in mind that users may write custom SQL queries/ |
connectors.txt · Last modified: 2024/04/19 00:37 by dmitry